The Rutherford & Cranberry is a gold mine located in Mariposa county, California at an elevation of 2,001 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 2,001 Feet (610 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.67306, -119.86639
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Rutherford & Cranberry MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rutherford & Cranberry
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: Mariposa
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: L. G. Goodrich
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1863
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: PYRITE CONC. ASSAY $35 - $40/TON 1880'S
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): VEIN CUTS COARSE GRANITE W/SMALL PENDANTS OF SLATE, SCHIST & HORNFELS
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION FOUND, BUT MUST HAVE BEEN SUBSTANTIAL. ORE AVERAGED $10 - $20/TON WITH SOME MASSES TO $4500/TON
Comment (Deposit): VEINS, POSSIBLY 9 OR MORE IN 2 SETS TWO SETS OF VEINS ON RUTHERFORD MINE STRIKE N 10 - 15 E, 75 - 80 W; N 75 - 80 E, NEARLY VERTICAL DIP, CUTTING COARSE-GRAINED BIOTITE GRANODIORITE OR QUARTZ DIORITE CUT BY DIKES OF FINE-GRAINED DIKES OF FINE-GRAINED HORNBLENDIC QUARTZ DIORITE.
Comment (Workings): RUTHERFORD MINE HAS 320 FT SHAFT & WINZE, 200 FT SHAFT W/CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING. CRANBERRY MINE HAS 3 ADITS OVER 200 FT LONG, 80 FT SHAFT, DRIFTS, STOPES.
References
Reference (Production): BOWEN & GRAY 1957 .
Reference (Deposit): BOWEN, O. E., JR., GRAY, C. H., JR., 1957 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53 , NOS. 1 AND 2 , P. 165 - 167 , 302
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